False Start - College Football Podcast
A college football podcast for everyone... and everyone else. John Buhler and Cody Williams break down the biggest and littlest college football stories every week to bring the joy of this dumb, beautiful sport to every fan and could-be fan.
Episode 219: Billy Napier fired by Florida, Jay Norvell out at Colorado State, Can Diego Pavia win the Heisman Trophy?
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False Start is effing turnt!
On today's episode, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) reunited to give their extended thoughts on the Week 8 slate.
They addressed Billy Napier being fired by Florida, Jay Norvell being out at Colorado State, and if Diego Pavia can win the Heisman Trophy out of Vanderbilt.
This episode did not disappoint, and how can you possibly disappoint if you live your best life only to False Start?!
Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt: Week 8, 2025: Ohio State dominates, Alabama is SEC's best, Georgia saves its best for the second half, Diego Pavia for Heisman!
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The best are starting to separate from the rest.
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) flew solo like a cup with Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt to recap a wild Week 8.
Although Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) will be back on Monday's show, he missed a good one...
Ohio State looks like the best team in the country.
Alabama might be the best team in the SEC.
Nobody...
Episode 218: Lane Kiffin will never change, Brent Venables may never get it, How far can Indiana go if the Hoosiers make the College Football Playoff again?
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Backhanded compliments are clearly a way of life.
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) is reunited with Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) on an absolute fantastic Week 8 preview of an episode.
Lane Kiffin trolled Kirby Smart, only to praise him later.
Brent Venables tried to bury the Big 12, even though the Big 12 kind of used to bury him during his two years in the league.
Meanwhile, can Indiana win a national championship?<...
Episode 217: James Franklin out at Penn State, Bad day for Non-Power Four Trents, New CFP predictions
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The Driver has crashed into a ditch.
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) flew solo like a cup with Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) working his way back from a fall wedding to react to James Franklin being fired at Penn State.
Franklin was not the only head coach to be relieved from his duties over the weekend, as Trent Bray is out at Oregon State and Trent Dilfer is out at UAB.
Bad...
Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt: Week 7, 2025: Indiana owns Oregon, Texas is not dead just yet, Georgia Bulldogs are road warriors!
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Another Saturday, another batch of amazing storylines.
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) flew solo like a cup with Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) out doing fall wedding things for some reason...
Buhler did his best to keep this thing on the tracks with Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt to recap the Week 7 slate.
Indiana looks legit, Texas might not be dead yet, and Georgia might be road warriors after all.
<...Episode 216: Can Missouri upset Alabama? What is going on in Chapel Hill?, What if Ty Simpson had Manning for a last name?
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So many questions, but just enough time to answer them all.
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) unpacked several hard-hitting ones in the Week 6 preview.
Can Missouri pull off the home upset of Alabama? Is the Bill Belichick era of North Carolina Tar Heels coming to an end? What if Ty Simpson was from the first family of quarterbacking?
Find out all that and then some on today's...
Episode 215: James Franklin under fire, Arch Manning cooked, Can Vanderbilt still make the playoff?
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Week 6 showed us a lot, and then some.
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) expounded a bit more on what all happened in Week 6.
They reflected on the latest AP Top 25 Poll before sharing their projected 12-team College Football Playoff brackets and first four teams out.
From there, they pondered if Vanderbilt can still make the playoff, if James Franklin is really on the hot seat, and if...
Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt: Week 6, 2025: Gators chomp Longhorns, Penn State is in trouble, Miami is back to being The U again!
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We may have learned a thing or two this weekend in college football.
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) reacted to an incredible Week 6 slate.
Together, they recognized how good Alabama and Miami might be, that Georgia is still a very strong football, and that Brendan Sorsby might be the best quarterback the Big 12 has to offer.
From there, they were mightily impressed by Texas A&M and...
Episode 214: Has Georgia peaked under Kirby Smart?, Can Indiana or Ole Miss win the College Football Playoff?, Will Diego Pavia upset Alabama again?
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All good things must come to an end...
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) got ready to get ready for the Week 6 slate.
They pondered if we have seen the best of Georgia football under Kirby Smart, if either the Indiana Hoosiers or Ole Miss Rebels can win this year's College Football Playoff, and if Diego Pavia has another Alabama upset in him? He is The Live Dog after all!<...
Episode 213: Sam Pittman out at Arkansas, Can Notre Dame still make the playoff?, What P4 teams definitely, maybe might be good?
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Say it ain't so for The Boss Hog, Sam Pittman.
After five-plus years on the job, the former Arkansas head coach is out of a job.
John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) reacted to the fourth Power Four job opening up, while Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) made his return across the pound of dirt.
After that, there is still a sliver of hope for Notre Dame to make the playoff.
Also, what Power Four teams definitely, maybe...
Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt: Week 5, 2025: Alabama and Oregon win thrillers, Ole Miss looks the part, Brian Kelly and Lincoln Riley were regrettable hires
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Of course, Georgia was going to lose to Alabama and of course, Penn State was going to lose a big game in primetime to Penn State...
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) flew solo like a cup with Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) living his best bachelor party like in Nashville.
Buhler explained why we should celebrate Alabama and Oregon, but not necessarily tear down Georgia and Penn State in these games.
With Three...
Episode 212: What a career it was for Mike Gundy!, John Mateer out for a bit at Oklahoma, Thoughts on SEC's 3 annual opponent alottment
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He is a man who was once 40, but now is fired.
It was the end of the line for Mike Gundy at Oklahoma State after losing to Tulsa in Week 3.
John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) discussed what one of the most interesting and successful college football head coaches of all time meant to them.
After that, they debated Oklahoma's long-term viability without John Mateer for the foreseeable future, going up against a brutal...
Episode 211: How good is Miami really?, When are next CFB HCs expected to be fired?, Can Ole Miss win the SEC?
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One month into this thing, and we still have no idea about anything...
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) tried to make sense of all the nonsense commonplace entering Week 5 of the college football season.
Miami looks to be good, but how good are the Hurricanes really?
Can the Ole Miss Rebels win the SEC?
When are the next head coaches slated to get fired?
<...Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt: Week 4, 2025: Oklahoma and Miami's defenses are nasty!, Texas Tech, Indiana, Memphis and maybe Missouri look the part, Mike Gundy, Luke Fickell and Billy Napier got to go, brother...
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Only a month into this, and we're just getting started!
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) went Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt to recap a wacky and wild Week 4.
While Oklahoma and Miami's defenses look legit, Oklahoma State, Wisconsin and Florida continue to be poorly coached.
Although it may be too early to throw some dirt on Auburn and Illinois' seasons, we do need to pay...
Episode 210: Way-too-early College Football Playoff simulation, Who replaces DeShaun Foster and Brent Pry?, Theo Von is going on a date with Diego Pavia's mom!
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We are living in a simulation.
Since we all know that to be true, the guys decided to go with a College Football Playoff simulation on the latest episode of False Start!
John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) used ESPN's Football Power Index to put together a 12-team playoff field of the most likely teams to make it in, within the context of CFP protocols, of course...
From there, the madness ensued!
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Episode 209: DeShaun Foster and Brent Pry fired, Early Heisman front-runners, Is Penn State actually good?
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Don't put out the fire because we're just getting started!
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) reacted to the first two Power Four jobs opening up this season.
DeShaun Foster is out at UCLA and Brent Pry is out at Virginia Tech.
From there, the guys shared their thoughts on the latest AP Top 25 Poll and their latest 12-team College Football Playoff brackets.
After that, they...
Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt: Week 3, 2025: Florida is not good. Texas A&M stuns Notre Dame, Clemson stumbles to Georgia Tech, Georgia prevails over Tennessee
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What a wild Week 3 it was in major college football!
It was one of those weeks where John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) were so happy to be college football fans.
From Georgia Tech running the fire drill to walk off on Clemson at Bobby Dodd, to Georgia needing overtime to keep the streak alive vs. Tennessee, the guys have you covered.
With Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt, they touched on Florida...
Episode 208: How good is Arch Manning really? Are Georgia and Miami on upset alert?, The guys are American Idiots on Buhler's birthday!
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In the land of make believe, if you don't believe in me, then what are you doing?
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) celebrated another trip around the sun for ole Buhltron.
Not only did they do some Just Like Novocaine with the entire album of American Idiot, but they also did what their jobs entailed and looked at some college football, too!
Arch Manning has looked good...
Episode 207: How legit is Illinois?, Is South Florida for real?, Way-too-early Power Four College Football Playoff dark horses
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Is Illinois too legit to quit? How about South Florida?
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) looked back at what all happened in Week 2, but through the lens of what could be coming down the pipeline in Week 3.
They each reacted to the latest AP Top 25 Poll, as well as their 12-team College Football Playoff brackets.
From there, they looked at how good Illinois can be this year...
Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt: Week 2, 2025: Florida falls at home to South Florida, Arizona State blows coverage at Mississippi State, Mike Gundy might be cooked...
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Another Saturday that completely blew our brains into a million pieces.
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) reacted to the absolute shenanigans from the weekend that was in Week 2.
With Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt, the guys praised John Mateer and South Florida like they should, while putting Florida and Clemson in their places...
As for how we should assess Arizona State and SMU going forward...
Episode 206: Kalen DeBoer in trouble already?, Incredibly high stakes in Michigan-Oklahoma, What head coaches need a win badly in Week 2?
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Nothing turns faster on you than Crimson Tide fans.
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) reacted to the utter madness surrounding Kalen DeBoer's job security over at Alabama already.
They also shared their biggest takeaways from the latest AP Top 25 Poll, as well as some of their favorite games coming up on the Week 2 slate.
Where have all the cowboys gone? I don't know, but Ricky Stanicky might...
Episode 205: South Carolina uses Beamer Ball to beat Virginia Tech, Miami wins a wet and wild one over Notre Dame, More Week 1 fallout!
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Special teams are special, alright...
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) reacted to two crazy Sunday games attempting to tie a bow on the Week 1 slate.
Buhler was at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta to watch South Carolina defeat Virginia Tech with some good, old-fashioned Beamer Ball in the final frame.
Cody seems to have come full circle on Miami with Carson Beck under center.
Together, the...
Three Yards and A Cloud of Punt: Week 1 College Football Reactions! LSU wins Battle for Death Valley, Alabama upset by Florida State, New QBs looking good!
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We are so back!
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) went live with Three Yards and a Cloud of Punt to recap a wild Week 1.
From Ohio State holding off Texas, to Alabama being upset by Florida State, to LSU winning the Battle for Death Valley over Clemson, the guys have you covered!
False Start is so happy to have you!
Episode 204: Week 1 preview!: Texas-Ohio State, LSU-Clemson, Alabama-Florida State, who is going to come out on top?
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The moment has finally arrived!
Week 1 is here, and we could not be any more excited!
John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) previewed the Week 1 slate with some of their favorite games on tap.
Who is coming out on top between Texas at Ohio State? LSU at Clemson? Alabama at Florida State? Find out now!
No matter the journey, it is okay to False Start every now and then!
Episode 203: Preseason College Football Playoff predictions!, Heisman Trophy ballots, Big questions we want answered by the end of the season
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We can almost taste it!
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) made it through their final wave of preseason predictions.
With their powers combined, the guys shared their 12-team College Football Playoff bracket predictions for the upcoming season, as well as what three candidates would be on their Heisman Trophy ballots.
From there, they looked at some of their favorite NFL Draft prospects for 2026, coaches and coordinators who...
Three Yards and A Cloud of Punt: Week 0 College Football Reactions! Iowa State Clips Kansas State, How to Make Week 0 Better
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Week 0 of the 2025 college football season is here with a ranked matchup between Iowa State and Kansas State from Dublin. The Cyclones got the best of the Wildcats, and Cody Williams is providing instant reactions, including why Matt Campbell is the X-factor for Iowa State making a run in the Big 12, why we shouldn't write off Kansas State in the Big 12 title race with 13 weeks left to go, how to make CFB Week 0 better moving forward, and more.
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Episode 202: The Big Dumper! College Football Conspiracies are where it is at today, y'all!
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A tinfoil hat is just a hat you wear at home when nobody else is around.
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) unpacked their six packs of college football conspiracy theories heading into the 2025-26 season.
From the SEC, to the Big Ten, to the ACC, to the Big 12, to the Group of Five, and through the College Football Playoff, these guys left no stone unturned to find the...
Episode 201: Group of Five preview: Who makes the CFP out of the G5?, What G5 HCs are destined for something greater?
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Five is still technically bigger than four.
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) drove it into the ditch with their Group of Five season preview.
While the guys came to a handful of similar conclusions across the AAC, CUSA, MAC, Mountain West and Sun Belt, they are well aware that anything and everything can happen at this level of college football.
Together, they picked who will win...
Episode 200: Big 12 preview, College Football Playoff contenders and pretenders, Heisman Trophy contenders, What HCs start the season out on the hot seat?
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Life is about having a big belt buckle!
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) sifted through the madness that is the Big 12 way too early in the morning as a part of their conference preview shows.
While the guys really have no idea who is going to come out on top in this ultra-competitive league, they do like the Big 12's chances to get a star player of theirs...
Episode 199: ACC preview, College Football Playoff contenders and pretenders, Heisman Trophy contenders, What HCs start the season out on the hot seat?
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Life is, in fact, a drive-thru line at Cook-Out!
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) prove they can, in fact, do more than shoot hoops and turn left as a part of their ACC preview.
The guys look at who could be challenging Clemson for superiority in this league, as well as what Notre Dame plans to do as a fiercely national independent.
In addition to figuring...
Episode 198: Big Ten preview, College Football Playoff contenders and pretenders, Heisman Trophy contenders, What HCs start the season out on the hot seat?
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Can you feel it in the air?
That is Big Ten Energy coursing through your veins, boys and girls!
That's right! False Start is back with a bang on this ultimate Big Ten preview show.
John Buhler (Lead Writer) and Cody Williams (Content Director) navigated something fierce to bring you this episode.
They will tell you who their Definitely, Maybes were, as well as who might be donning the Paul Finch Satin Kimono at the end of the...
Episode 197: SEC preview, College Football Playoff contenders and pretenders, Heisman Trophy contenders, What HCs start the season out on the hot seat?
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When it just means more, it don't mean enough, PAWL?!
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) previewed the entire SEC.
Together, they handed out Paul Finch Satin Kimonos and Definitely, Maybe honors to the SEC programs they thought deserved it most.
From there, the guys then put some SEC head coaches on the hot seat, tried to figure out who from this league could potentially get to...
Episode 196: False Start presents Summer Fling! Buhler and Cody talk nothing about CFB to get ready for some ... CFB?!
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Why live in the moment when you can live in the past right now?
On today's episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) took the show into the deep end and off the high dive with some Summer Fling!
In the final episode of the summer before their college football season preview shows, the guys dove head-first into some absolutely delicious nostalgia.
From debating all the best parts about barbecue...
Episode 195: Penn State pressure on James Franklin?, Haynes King pokes the bear, The Sleevies return!
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Can you feel the disappointment in the air?
On the latest episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) looked at what it will take for James Franklin to keep his job at Penn State should he come up short in the College Football Playoff once again.
From there, the guys questioned Haynes King's logic of poking the big brother bear up in Athens during ACC Media Days.
After that, the...
Episode 194: Big Ten Media Days reactions, Why Nico Iamaleava left Tennessee for UCLA, Memphis gets shot down in flames by Big 12
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You don't score until you score!
On the latest episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) unpacked how they feel about the Big Ten after media days before getting ready to get ready for the season ahead.
Together, they figured who the Big Ten media is too hot and too cold on, as well as what blue-chip ratio contenders really matter across the Power Four.
They then talked about the...
Episode 193: Who is the SEC media too hot and cold on?, Eliah Drinkwitz loses his SEC card, Is Mark Gronowski a CFP difference-maker for Iowa?
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It is hot as ever outside, so we need to cool off a bit.
On the latest episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) and Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com) touched on how the SEC media views each of its teams stacked up amongst each other.
Who is the SEC media too hot, too cold and just right on with the help of some Goldilocks?
Also, Eliah Drinkwitz seems to have Big Ten Energy coursing through...
Episode 192: SEC Media Days reactions, Will Nick Saban return to CFB?, Who are the biggest spenders in the sport?
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Come Monday, it'll be alright.
Back from vacation, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) joined Cody Williams (Content Direction) on one absolutely wild episode of False Start.
The guys talked about the most ridiculous quotes from SEC Media Days, if Nick Saban actually wants to come back to college football, and what programs are the biggest spenders on the NIL front.
After that, the guys did some Local Scouting Report with Buhler coming back from Key West before diving headfirst...
Episode 191: Scott Frost Blames Nebraska, Oklahoma at Crossroads, SEC Job Security, First-Time CFP Contenders
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New/old UCF head coach Scott Frost made sure to take no blame and put it all on Nebraska for failing miserably at his alma mater, so John Buhler and Cody Williams had to rake him over the coals. We then look at longtime Oklahoma AD Joe Castiglione is stepping down, which raises some uncertainty for Brent Venables and the Sooners. We then look at South Carolina, Florida, Illinois and more potential first-time College Football Playoff teams, as well as assessing the job security of every...
Episode 190: Big 12 Media Days Preview, Sam Leavitt over Garrett Nussmeier?!, Will James Franklin keep Penn State on the road to Miami?
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It's just one of those days...
On the latest episode of False Start, John Buhler (Lead Writer, FanSided.com) was back on the program to recount Athens and Fourth of July shenanigans with Cody Williams (Content Director, FanSided.com).
Together, they looked at Big 12 Media Days beginning on Tuesday, as well as who some of the better quarterbacks in the country are.
Outside of Tempe, who is taking Sam Leavitt over Garrett Nussmeier?
To wrap up the show...
Episode 189: College Football July 4th BBQ, Red, White and Blue Team Rankings, When Alabama and LSU's Seasons Will Die, The American Vibe Check
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It's the Fourth of July and Cody Williams is flying solo like a cup without John Buhler but still celebrating. Who is coming to the college football backyard BBQ for July 4th? What will be the day that Alabama, LSU and Notre Dame's seasons will die as Cody Williams isn't a total believer in them? Plus, we take a look at The American to get a quick preseason vibe check on the AAC and we rank the six (maybe?) teams with red, white and blue color...
